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noun Psychology.

a questionnaire designed to measure personality types or characteristics.

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Origin of personality inventory

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby personality inventory

personalism, personality, personality cult, personality disorder, personality formation, personality inventory, personality profile, personality test, personality type, personalization, personalize

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How to use personality inventory in a sentence

And, especially when it comes to the middle, personality counts.
Why This Liberal Hearts Huckabee|Sally Kohn|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“We won the war,” the Fox News personality proclaimed last week.
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We employ inventory management to help solidify their property and make sure they have a better record of their possessions.
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“He was an absolutely gray and insignificant personality,” says Kurnosova.
Russians Plot Exiled Government in Kiev|Anna Nemtsova|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“I have a very disruptive personality for the industry,” he says.
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However, on reaching Spain, the magic of the Emperor's personality soon restored the vigour and prestige of the French arms.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
It represents an engaging personality, in which vivacity and sensibility are distinctly indicated.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
He took mental inventory of his possessions and what he could lay claim to, and he happened to think about his wife's homestead.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
Jean Baptiste possessed great personality, and to be near one was to effect that one with it.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
The new monarch, with his striking personality and good looks, at once captivated the hearts of his fickle Southern subjects.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison

British Dictionary definitions for personality inventory

personality inventory

noun

psychol a form of personality test in which the subject answers questions about himself. The results are used to determine dimensions of personality, such as extroversion

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Medical definitions for personality inventory

personality inventory

A questionnaire that is scored to yield a profile of the particular traits or characteristics that make up the respondent's personality.